Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for Western Australia 2019.

Parliamentary positions

• Temporary Chair of Committees from 26.7.2022.

Committee service

• Joint Select: Australia's Family Law System served from 19.9.2019 to 22.11.2021; Implementation of the National Redress Scheme served from 1.12.2021 to 1.12.2021; Implementation of the National Redress Scheme served as Chair from 2.12.2021 to 11.4.2022
• Joint Standing: National Capital and External Territories served from 22.7.2019 to 11.4.2022
• Joint Statutory: Public Accounts and Audit served from 2.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Human Rights served from 1.8.2022 to present
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Education and Employment: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 13.5.2021; Finance and Public Administration: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 25.7.2022; Education and Employment: References served from 2.7.2019 to 13.5.2021; Education and Employment: References served from 1.8.2022 to 1.8.2022; Education and Employment: Legislation served from 1.8.2022 to 2.8.2022; Education and Employment: Legislation served from 1.8.2022 to 1.8.2022; Education and Employment: Legislation served as Deputy Chair from 2.8.2022 to present; Education and Employment: References served as Chair from 2.8.2022 to present
• Senate Select: Aboriginal Flag served from 3.9.2020 to 13.10.2020
• Senate Standing: Senators' Interests served from 2.7.2019 to present; Selection of Bills served from 1.8.2022 to present

Parliamentary party positions

• Opposition Deputy Whip in the Senate from 26.7.2022.

Party positions

• Liberal Party candidate for the division of Burt, 2016.
• Chair of the Liberal Party Campaign Committee (WA Branch) from 2017 to 2019.
• Vice-President of the Liberal Party Fremantle Division from 2017 to 2019.
• President of the Liberal Party Jandakot (WA) Branch from 2017 to 2019.

Personal

• Born: 11.12.1978, Mount Lawley, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• (CertIIIElecServ) (Midland TAFE).
• Trade Certificate in Electronics and Communication.
• Electronic Technician at Terravision PTY LTD from 1996 to 1999.
• Youth Leader at Perth Christian Life Centre from 2000 to 2003.
• Youth Leader at Garden City Christian Church from 2003 to 2007.
• Chief Operating Officer - Generation One, Minderoo Foundation from 2008 to 2018.
• O'Sullivan Consulting from 2018 to 2019.

Honours

• Recipient of the Business News' 40under40 award, 2016.

Publications

• M O'Sullivan, 'Data should drive next generation of jobseekers into work', in L Coleman [ed.], Let Every Stage Advance: Policy Ideas for Australia's 50th Parliament, UWA Public Policy Institute, Crawley, Western Australia, 2019.